CrescentCare News
Louisiana Receives Federal Grant to Expand Mental Health and Substance Use Care
Louisiana is one of 15 states recently awarded a $1 million planning grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Behavioral Health will manage this grant to help the state develop its Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) certification process, establish a Prospective Payment System (PPS)…
Read MoreLouisiana families brace for potentialMedicaid cuts. ‘Incredibly difficult.’
Uncertainty is growing among Louisiana’s many families who rely on Medicaid for health insurance. The federal government is considering how to cut hundredsof billions of dollars from the budget after the House passed a resolution usheredthrough by Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican. While the resolution, aimed at extending tax cuts, does not explicitly mentionMedicaid,…
Read MoreResearch backs innovative approach to reducing MH waitlists, no-shows
Elimination of Behavioral Health Wait-times: Impact on “Avoidable” Medical Visits, Productivity, and Revenues
Gambit’s “Best of New Orleans” names CrescentCare “Best place for mental health care”
Thousands of New Orleanians vote on their picks for the best of everything. This year, Crescentcare was named one of the “Best places for mental health care.”
Read MoreCrescentCare staff complete LivingWorks suicide intervention training
Ten CrescentCare staff recently completed the 5 day LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training for Trainers. Thanks to support from the Methodist Foundation, we now have ten trainers who can train the other staff and community members to recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide, provide a skilled intervention and develop a safety plan…
Read MoreCrescentCare Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Flagship MidCity Community Health Center
NEW ORLEANS, LA – CrescentCare proudly hosted its official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its Flagship MidCity Community Health Center today, marking a significant milestone in its mission to provide equitable, whole-person healthcare to the New Orleans community. The newly redeveloped 33,000-square-foot facility, located at 2515 Canal Street, was celebrated by local elected and community leaders, CrescentCare staff,…
Read MoreSarahJane Guidry to Depart Forum for Equality, Join CrescentCare as First Director of Policy and Advocacy
The first ever NOLA Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day celebrated with a proclamation from the City Council.
Prevention Education for Early Risk-Reduction in Students (P.E.E.R.S.) youth program
CrescentCare’s Prevention department is hosting the Prevention Education for Early Risk-Reduction in Students (P.E.E.R.S.) youth program from June 3rd to July 26th. This is a partnership with (Mayor Youth Summer Employer Program (MYSEP) and JobOne. PEERS is a comprehensive sexual health, educational, and functional growth program. It is designed to advise on available resources in…
Read MoreOur MidCity Location has moved!
New MidCity Location: 2515 Canal Street, New Orleans LA 70119 CrescentCare redeveloped the 33,000 square-foot historic building at 2515 Canal Street to become our flagship MidCity clinic location. This centrally located state-of-the-art medical center has easy access to public transportation. With a 40% increase in exam rooms and behavioral health spaces, the beautiful new location…
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